Product Description

Teaches the principles of flower arranging and display while demonstrating practical techniques for more than one hundred fresh and dried flower arrangements for a variety of occasions and seasons. Newbridge Garden Alt.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #888759 in Books
• Published on: 1995-03-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 192 pages

From Booklist
Although her earlier book, Jane Packer's New Flower Arranging, was a feast for the eyes, specific instructional material was kept to a minimum. Her new book is as practical as it is gorgeous, with beautifully photographed, step-by-step directions for every arrangement. Packer's floral designs reflect a refreshing, exuberant sensibility in combining texture, color, and container. Among the fresh and dried offerings are a bridal bouquet and informal hanging bunches of herbs and flowering plants. Included is a glossary describing specific traits of many flowers; professional tricks of the florist's trade are illustrated, helping ensure successful ventures even for the complete novice. Alice Joyce

Review
...practical as it is gorgeous, with beautifully photographed, step-by-step directions for every arrangement...professional tricks of the florist's trade are illustrated, helping ensure successful ventures even for the complete novice. -- Booklist

An excellent guide for the person who has to cook the dinner, set the table, and worry about the flowers in double time. -- Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec 6th

From the Back Cover
An innovative, practical approach to fresh and dried flowers by a leading international floral designer, The Complete Guide to Flower Arranging features more than 100 displays for all types of container and for every occasion. Easy-to-follow photographic sequences show exactly how to build u7p each style of arrangement.

Customer Reviews

Learn how the pros make flower arranging look easy
If you love flowers but can never figure out what to do with them, this is the book for you. Whether you prefer elaborate arrangements wired into perfection or would just like to be able to make a bunch of tulips stand up in a vase, Packer's beautifully illustrated book will show you the way.

The innovative use of dried flowers and unusual containers is also covered in some detail. Artichokes in a flower arrangement? Packer makes it work! And the proper use of the "tools of the trade" such as floral foam, wires, tapes, and cutters is explained in easy to understand terms.

Don't leave this one on the coffee table--use it!

Practical and Inspiring
It seems most floristry books are either helpful or pretty. Jane Packer has managed to combine both elements in Complete Guide To Flower Arranging, resulting in a practical reference book that doesn't just provide visual guides but includes practical tips and inspirational designs for new florists. An absolute must for those starting work with flowers and building a reference library.

less interesting than her "Fast flower arranging" book
I guess the "fast flower arranging'" book is really more worth buying than this one. You will find the same great tips but the arrangements will be more appealing than the ones shown in The complete guide to flower arranging.